[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Greg Casar

Democratic · Representative, TX ·35

Score Components

9 LOW

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

42 → 4

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 53.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 16.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $73,088

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: 2024 Texas Proposition 4 (Property Tax Relief) (2024) — passed, margin 70%–30%

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: 2022 Texas Proposition 1 (Homestead Exemption Increase) (2022) — passed, margin 85%–15%

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.09)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tesla (Gigafactory Texas) (22000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: H-E-B (18000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Texas at Austin (20000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 35th congressional district (TX‑35) is a heavily urban/suburban, majority-minority district anchored along the I‑35 corridor from East Austin through Hays County to the West Side of San Antonio. Hispanic residents make up 53.7% of the population, followed by White (39.6%) and Black (12.1%). The district is yo

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Voted nay on H.R.8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Casar was one of 37 Democrats to vote against providing $14 billion in offensive military aid to Israel. His district's Democratic-leaning, majority-minority constituency is broadly skeptical of foreign military spending, yet the vote put him in the minority of the p

primary · 2024-04-20

Voted nay on H.R.3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)) on 2023-05-31: Casar joined 46 progressive Democrats in opposing the bipartisan debt ceiling deal that a majority of the party supported (165 yea). He argued the bill imposed harmful spending cuts on working families. This vote put him at odds with House Democratic leadership while

primary · 2023-05-31

Voted present on H.Res.771 (Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists) on 2023-10-25: Casar voted 'present' rather than 'yea' or 'nay,' a middle-ground stance that avoided fully endorsing the resolution while also not opposing it outright. This positioned him between progressive activists critic

primary · 2023-10-25

[statement] In March 2026, after a deadly shooting in Austin, Casar posted on X: 'I'm thankful to Austin's police, EMS, nurses, and doctors who saved lives.'

primary · 2026-03-04

[statement] Greg Casar celebrated the Austin City Council's vote to reduce the police department budget by over $100 million in August 2020, tweeting 'We did it!! Austin City Council just reduced APD's budget by over $100 million and reinvested resources into our community's safety and well-being.'

primary · 2020-08-12

The top industry contributing to Casar's campaign in 2023‑2024 was Building Trade Unions ($71,000), followed by Lawyers/Law Firms ($69,175), Miscellaneous Unions ($61,989), and Retired ($59,427).

secondary · 2024-12-31

Greg Casar's campaign committee raised $1,116,006.32 in total receipts during the 2023‑2024 election cycle, of which $432,017.92 (38.85%) came from PAC contributions and $679,817.98 from individual contributions.

primary · 2024-12-31

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	aligned
Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by H	present	2023-10-25	mixed
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)	nay	2023-05-31	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Greg Casar celebrated the Austin City Council's vote to reduce the police department budget by over $100 million in August 2020, tweeting 'We did it!!"

Vote: on "In March 2026, after a deadly shooting in Austin, Casar posted on X: 'I'm thankful to Austin's polic"

Casar previously championed significant cuts to Austin police funding; years later he publicly thanked the same police force for a swift response to a mass shooting. The statements suggest a shift in tone, though the policy context (budget vs. emerge

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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